Background
Born as Dorothy Violet Ellen Brown into a working-class family, her father taught her to read at an early age, enabling her to write her first story at four years of age.
Born as Dorothy Violet Ellen Brown into a working-class family, her father taught her to read at an early age, enabling her to write her first story at four years of age.
She wrote five books of these stories. Two of these are Ghosts and Shadows 1980 and Mists and Magic 1983. This novel was later adapted for television
Edwards was part of the 1950s radio show Listen with Mother, and she also wrote for Playschool and Jackanory.